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- 10241: European Enlightenment
- The Enlightenment The Enlightenment was an 18th century European intellectual movement in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and man were combined into a world view that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics. Although there are many separate stages to this period, it has been termed "the Enlightenment" for simplicity. The Enlightenment was characterized by the use of ... amusing ways to educate and awaken their contemporaries. During this period people also began finding faster and more effective ways to kill each other. Europe changed from being a retiring continent to being the dominant world power. Compounded with the drive to spread both their religion and their influence, the Europeans stretched their horizons to distant lands. Defeating the Spanish armada in 1588, England became the new power of the seas ...
- 10242: Canabis
- ... degenerate races" (Schaffer, pg. 86). Beginning in the 60's marijuana use saw a resurgence which may be attributed to many causes. One of the main causes was the rebellion of youth against the Vietnam War. They used marijuana as an escape from war to peace. It was easy at this time to depict marijuana as a beneficial and completely harmless substance whose effects were far less harmful than those of legal drugs such as alcohol and nicotine because ...
- 10243: Tobacco 2
- ... magnitude of advertising creates the impression among young people that smoking is much more ubiquitous and socially acceptable than it is. To make smoking seem glamorous to youths, tobacco advertising is regularly linked to the world of sports and entertainment. The industry also is increasingly using items like caps and bags with company logos printed on them to market cigarettes to teens. Tobacco companies also have developed chewing tobacco products that taste like candy and have low levels of nicotine as starter kits introducing teenagers to the world of nicotine addiction. The FDA is currently deliberating on whether it can exert jurisdiction over nicotine as a drug, and thus could more sharply regulate access to tobacco products. Many people think that our society ...
- 10244: History of Catholicism
- ... at best, a desperate plea not the bold proclamation it was designed to be. Yet, despite all of the faults of government, to date the far worst perpetrator of injustice is organized religion. Religions the world over have used and abused their power to instill fear and perpetual dependence in the hearts of their followers. Thus, religions have managed to afford themselves a seemingly permanent position in the cycle of the world’s demand. Religions throughout time have left permanent scars on their own people by refusing to take a stand against time-honored traditions. Catholicism is one of the larger, older and more visible ones. Injustices ...
- 10245: Neil Armstrong
- ... pilots license! He graduated high school and went to Perdue University on a US Navy scholarship. He learned everything he could about planes and rockets. After college graduation he was a pilot in the Korean War. After the war he went back to Perdue to learn even more. He became a test pilot for experimental X-15 rocket planes which flew to the end of the earth's atmosphere. He didn't want to ...
- 10246: Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer
- ... and anthropology. While Darwin was influential in the fields of natural history and geology, his theory of evolution created great controversy. He changed the way people thought about the role of humans in the natural world. Although these two men made advancement in the theory of evolution they had contrasting views regarding anthropological study. Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who first solidly established the theory of organic evolution, in his ... became greatly controversial, but greatly influenced future scientists. Works Cited 1. Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Herbert Spencer. Haskell House Publishers: New York, 1974. 2. Huxley, Julian. Charles Darwin and His World. Viking Press: New York, 1965. 3. Skelton, Renee. Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection. Children's Press Choice: Chicago, 1987.
- 10247: Prostitution: A Victimless Crime?
- ... Los Angeles official estimated that prostitution enforcement was costing the city more than 100 million dollars a year. Still the trend in America seems to lean toward legislation to crackdown on prostitution. Prostitution in this world is alive and well despite the fact that it is considered illegal in most developed countries. Some see it as an issue of safety in out neighborhoods and other take it on as a moral ... prostitutes and relocate to official red-light district. The solution for several countries and cities that have high levels of prostitution seems to be to open red light districts. In fact, some cities around the world have already taken that step. Prostitution is a complex issue. Those who advocate against prostitution do so saying it brings the criminal element and on moral issues. If we regulate and create areas for prostitution ...
- 10248: Epics The Aeneid and Metamorphoses: A Comparison
- ... Caesar had spared the lives of many of his most famous enemies..." (Short Histories, p33) These enemies rose up and slew him for his kindness. The "Tyrant - Slayers" (Short Histories, p34) were soon embattled in war for their unpopular attack. After Aeneas witnesses the horrors of Tartarus, he comes upon the Groves of Blessedness. This utopian abode is where those that served beneficial lives by helping their country, being pious, or ... to not eat the flesh of another animal. (Ovid, p337 - 338) On a symbolic level, he is lecturing about taking another person's life. In this sense, Pythagoras may be speaking against murder, and against war. By stating that "... creatures trying to kill us may be killed ..." (p 337) he is implying that it may be necessary to defend one's life against attack, but one should never attack another. In ...
- 10249: Machiavelli's The Prince: Views of A Leader
- ... country based upon his past analysis of history. This advice was designed to help keep a ruler in power. Machiavelli had a very pessimistic, cruel, deceitful, and hypocritical view of how one should govern the world for he believed that it was the only way to govern men as they are. In Chapter XVII we can see clearly Machiavelli's exceedingly pessimistic view of man: he says "that they are ungrateful ... nice president is. From the stories of Thomas Jefferson and his affair with a slave to the family-man myth of John F. Kennedy, we've long indulged our leaders' lies. We live in a world where we lie about traffic tickets, sell cars and houses without mentioning defects, falsify resumes, and fudge our tax returns. History also shows that many leaders who did not keep their words were quite sucessful ...
- 10250: Slavery - Underground Rail Road
- ... man was Tice Davids, a Kentucky slave who decided to live in freedom in 1831. The primary importance of the Underground Railroad was the on going fight to abolish slavery, the start of the civil war, and it was being one of our nation's first major anti-slavery movements. The history of the railroad is quite varied according to whom you are talking. Slavery in America thrived and continued to ... their lives free. Some of the escaped fugitves met up with previuosly escaped friends and family and formed communities. Others found a haven in the Native Americans with whom they intermarried and reproduced. The civil war began and others found shelter with the Union Army. The slaves soon found out that freedom did not mean freedom from work, but they were happier because they now made their own decisions. Some died ...
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